What I'm seeing is that on a number of the goals Allen is giving up, they're ones where no one in the world, short of due to pure luck, could stop. I don't think he stood a chance on Couture's goal today, for example. If the rest of the team tightens it up a little more, you'll see more wins with a lower GAA and higher save % from Allen. He's the real deal, he's fundamental and he's the future.

That said, I ultimately don't care if he gives up 3 a game if the offense is potting 4+ a game. I kind of like this new look offensive Blues team. As long as they keep scoring in bunches the defense will catch up and we'll finally have the team we thought we were getting. If the goal scoring runs dry, however, we're quite franked. I'm trying to imagine this team playing basically the way they have since the offensive eruption started, + Tarasenko, + Rattie, + Jaskin. There's a lot of potential for a team with the offense of Chicago and the defense of the 2011-12 Blues/Rangers being put together.

What contract problems would the Blues face if they sent Elliott down to Peoria to get his groove back? Probably can't do that with Halak. Sad we've gone from the best tandem last year and Elliott being an All-Star to this. Anyone think Halak is still not 100%?

In defense of the goalies, the other Blues have seemed to disappear in the Third Period several times. You shoot enough bullets, one is bound to hit something!

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